How to spell weather

Weather is spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R. Weather, the rain and sun, has EA as in bread; whether, as in whether or not, starts W-H.

hear itweath·er/'wɛðər/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: The state of the atmosphere at a given time.

In a sentence: The weather is sunny and perfect for playing outside.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Not to be confused with: whether, a different word.

Same family: weathered, weathering, withstand, endure, survive. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Originally, 'weather' was a noun from Old English 'weder', meaning 'air' or 'storm'. Over time, English speakers started using it as a verb to mean 'to endure a storm', and later more generally, 'to endure or survive difficulties'.

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